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romney, but romney was using what he had to whatever effect he could use it. what people were expecting was for barack obama to respond in kind. if you are being attacked, if you see somebody getting beat up on the side of the street and the guy doesn't fight back, you go, wow, that is just sad. like this guy just got beat up. why wouldn't he fight back and protect himself? barack obama was getting beat up. and he could have defended himself. it would have been a huge mistake for people to assume that barack obama is not effective at being able to communicate. he is very effective. knowing that and watching him not do what you know he is capable of doing was a very strange thing for most americans to see. >> got to wrap up it. charles blow, thanks for coming in. they both have attacks in their chest. if they are not using them, it's a debate, a battle. >> there you go. >>> if you fell asleep, if you forgot, if you were watching baseball because that was pretty good too the presidential debate will rerun on cnn in less than two hours. you can catch it again. go
romney, but romney was using what he had to whatever effect he could use it. what people were expecting was for barack obama to respond in kind. if you are being attacked, if you see somebody getting beat up on the side of the street and the guy doesn't fight back, you go, wow, that is just sad. like this guy just got beat up. why wouldn't he fight back and protect himself? barack obama was getting beat up. and he could have defended himself. it would have been a huge mistake for people to...
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nor does i think the romney side think sometimes what they accuse obama of. you cannot take this seriously. this is a political year, there's a campaign going on. they will try to do anything they can and especially the other groups out there who paint each other in the most horrible way, that's the way politics is. and for some reason or the other, negative ads play better than positive ads. therefore, you will always play the negative ads. >> i know you haven't decided who you're going to vote for in four weeks' time, but right now, if you had to vote tomorrow, who would you vote for? >> i have to first listen to the debates and then -- >> so they're that important to you. >> it's very important. to me, the debates were absolutely important. there were times when i made a decision way before, like president bush, because of the relationship of the kind of things that he has done for california, for instance, the kind of working relationship that we had and the history and also with senator mccain, i jumped in as soon as he declared because he has been a fri
nor does i think the romney side think sometimes what they accuse obama of. you cannot take this seriously. this is a political year, there's a campaign going on. they will try to do anything they can and especially the other groups out there who paint each other in the most horrible way, that's the way politics is. and for some reason or the other, negative ads play better than positive ads. therefore, you will always play the negative ads. >> i know you haven't decided who you're going...
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so i continue to want to be a public servant. >> people are using things against romney. as many jobs as he made he wrecked. what have you made of that, someone who is a rich, successful man yourself? are you surprised that in america the country that gave you the opportunity to become what you are, that they would now turn on somebody for being what used to be the great american dream? >> well, first of all, as you know, john f. kennedy came from a very rich family so the democrats didn't complain about that when that happened but i don't even want to get into that because i have run for office and what is being said by the other side and what you say about the other side cannot take for real. i mean they don't believe it's a bad thing he was successful nor does i think the romney side believe sometimes what they accuse obama of so you cannot take this stuff that seriously. this is a political year. there is a campaign going on. they will try to do everything that they can and especially the groups out there that paint each other in the most or horrible way. that's the w
so i continue to want to be a public servant. >> people are using things against romney. as many jobs as he made he wrecked. what have you made of that, someone who is a rich, successful man yourself? are you surprised that in america the country that gave you the opportunity to become what you are, that they would now turn on somebody for being what used to be the great american dream? >> well, first of all, as you know, john f. kennedy came from a very rich family so the democrats...
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mitt romney - tough on china? since when? >>> reaction from the white house to that all important jobs number. the report for september reads a lot like the white house reaction to the august jobs report. and the july jobs report and throw june's in there too. quote, economy continuing to heal, more work remains to be done, et cetera, et cetera. and the republican reaction seems to be pretty similar too. mitt romney says this, and i quote, this is not what a real recovery looks like. you heard jessica yellin report that live. but there are recoveries. and there are recoveries. if you're a president looking in to recover from a lackluster debate performance, wednesday i'm looking at you, the jobless rate below 8% for the first time since you took office, that might look pretty good. wolf blitzer joins me live from washington to review the numbers through the peculiar lens of politics. you heard the president say live, wolf, we're not going to use this for political gain, but it has to help him undo some of the extraordinary da
mitt romney - tough on china? since when? >>> reaction from the white house to that all important jobs number. the report for september reads a lot like the white house reaction to the august jobs report. and the july jobs report and throw june's in there too. quote, economy continuing to heal, more work remains to be done, et cetera, et cetera. and the republican reaction seems to be pretty similar too. mitt romney says this, and i quote, this is not what a real recovery looks like....
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governor romney? >> you heard what i said about my tax plan, the top 5% will continue to pay 60% as they do today. i'm not looking to cut taxes for wealthy people. i am looking to cut taxes for middle income people. why do i want to bring rates down and at the same time lower exemptions and deductions particularly for people at the high end. because when you bring rates down, it makes it easier for small businesses to keep more of their capital and hire people. for me this is about jobs, i want to get america's economy going again, 57% of americans work in small businesses. for me, i look at what's happened in the last four years and say this has been a disappointment. we can do better than this. we don't have to settle for 43 months with unemployment above 8%, 43 million americans struggling to find a job there. there's 3.5 million more people in poverty than when the president took office. energy independence for north america in five years. opening up more trade, particularly in latin america, crac
governor romney? >> you heard what i said about my tax plan, the top 5% will continue to pay 60% as they do today. i'm not looking to cut taxes for wealthy people. i am looking to cut taxes for middle income people. why do i want to bring rates down and at the same time lower exemptions and deductions particularly for people at the high end. because when you bring rates down, it makes it easier for small businesses to keep more of their capital and hire people. for me this is about jobs,...
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what's his debate advice for president obama and mitt romney? >> you've got to be able to look right into the screen and to communicate with the people. >> what does arnold schwarzenegger want to hear from the candidates? >> how are they going to bring both of the parties together and compromise rather than getting stuck in the idealogical corners. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. our big story tonight, d-day. debate day is just 24 hours away. president obama and mitt romney are deep into their final debate preparation as the clock ticks down for the big event in so you not only have a huge responsibility, you have a tremendous opportunity. >> meanwhile, michelle obama has been stumping for her husband, the president, in ohio. >> this election will be even closer than the last one. that is the only guarantee. understand that. >> against that backdrop i sat down with the man who shocked the political establishment when he was elected governor of one of the biggest states of the union, arnold schwarzenegger has always been bigg
what's his debate advice for president obama and mitt romney? >> you've got to be able to look right into the screen and to communicate with the people. >> what does arnold schwarzenegger want to hear from the candidates? >> how are they going to bring both of the parties together and compromise rather than getting stuck in the idealogical corners. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. our big story tonight, d-day. debate day is just 24...
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>> you keep asking me who the real mitt romney is. i have no clue who the real mitt romney is. you had the speaker, newt gingrich, former speaker, newt gingrich on before. please youtube what the speaker said about mitt romney and think about what would make the speaker change his mind so much. when the speaker was talking about mitt romney when he was running against him, he calls him a flat-out liar. he said of mitt romney any man who will lie to get to the white house will lie when he is in the white house. so when i look at people like the former speaker, when i look at other republicans, pretty much every republican candidate who has ever run against mitt romney, all accuse him of having tremendous character flaws, not having a core, being willing to say anything to make it to the white house. this is not kind of where you look at a person and say well, this person's not qualified. >> i just said to beau biden earlier, it's all very well saying that but what about barack obama, i remember this being a very big moment, i was proud of it because i was against guantanamo bay.
>> you keep asking me who the real mitt romney is. i have no clue who the real mitt romney is. you had the speaker, newt gingrich, former speaker, newt gingrich on before. please youtube what the speaker said about mitt romney and think about what would make the speaker change his mind so much. when the speaker was talking about mitt romney when he was running against him, he calls him a flat-out liar. he said of mitt romney any man who will lie to get to the white house will lie when he...
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is romney peaking too soon? on the eve of the biggest debate of this election, i talk to the romney boys. >> when you look at my dad and who he is and what he stands for, he's a man of great conviction. >> plus a man who says the president's just like mohammad ali in his prime. why he's not counting out barack obama. and policy meets religion. does america care that mitt romney is a mormon? franklin graham, betty graham's son, tells me about his meeting with mitt. also, he's in every election up close since the '60s. last time he was here, dan rather told me this. >> each of these campaigns is in a mode to be meaner than a mama wasp. >> keeping america great with one of the country's top entrepreneurs, martha stewart. >> i am 100% american. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. our big story tonight, 22 days to go until the election and 24 hours before the second presidential debate, a town hall at hofstra university on long island, with undecided voters, if there are many of those left, asking th
is romney peaking too soon? on the eve of the biggest debate of this election, i talk to the romney boys. >> when you look at my dad and who he is and what he stands for, he's a man of great conviction. >> plus a man who says the president's just like mohammad ali in his prime. why he's not counting out barack obama. and policy meets religion. does america care that mitt romney is a mormon? franklin graham, betty graham's son, tells me about his meeting with mitt. also, he's in...
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i wanted to play it. >> i want to talk to you about women. >> and about mitt romney. >> mitt romney's for ending funding to planned parenthood, including cancer screenings. he said he'd overturn roe v. wade. >> we have republicans trying to redefine rape. >> trying to force women to undergo invasive ultrasounds. >> vote for president obama. >> that's a powerful ad that you did. do you think you can be for women and vote for mitt romney? >> it's a powerful ad you did. >> yes. can you be for mitt romney? >> i think it's pretty hard. you can make an argument about the economic issues. although if you look at his economic plan, it doesn't really help most women. but you can -- economic issue. you can lie about it. say i didn't really mean a $5 trillion tax cut and i'm not really going to tell you how i'm going to pay for it. and all of that. when it comes to women's reproductive health care, you can't lie. you can either say i'm for a woman's right to choose and i'm not. and romney is very clearly for women's right to choose. one of the few things that is very rarely talked about in presi
i wanted to play it. >> i want to talk to you about women. >> and about mitt romney. >> mitt romney's for ending funding to planned parenthood, including cancer screenings. he said he'd overturn roe v. wade. >> we have republicans trying to redefine rape. >> trying to force women to undergo invasive ultrasounds. >> vote for president obama. >> that's a powerful ad that you did. do you think you can be for women and vote for mitt romney? >> it's a...
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i want to find out what your advice may be for mitt romney and barack obama. and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! everyone in the nicu, all the nurses wanted to watch him when he was there 118 days. everything that you thought was important to you changes in light of having a child that needs you every moment. i wouldn't trade him for the world. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. if you're caring for a child with special needs, our innovative special care program offers strategies that can help. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you've been years in the making. and there are many years ahead. join the millions of members who've chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. go long. anne's tablet
i want to find out what your advice may be for mitt romney and barack obama. and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! everyone in the nicu, all the nurses wanted to watch him when he was there 118 days. everything that you thought was important to you...
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mitt romney hit back at him on that. let's take a look. >> i spent 25 years in business if i had a business executive come to me and said they want to spend a few billion to put a colony on the moon, i'd say you're fired. >> you think that's an example of romney at his best, straight toward and exerting business experience of what he knows. >> i do. it made newt gingrich look foolish and then subliminally, reinforced romney as someone with business credentials, he got to refer to him as a ceo. you want a two-pronged attack, helps you and hurts the other guy. >> it does -- mitt romney does struggle sometimes when if comes to attempts at humor or levity, he made a george costanza reference that felt a little debated. not that there is anything wrong with that. this exchange with rick perry. i want to play that. >> rick, i'll tell you what. $10,000? $10,000 bet. >> i'm not in the betting business. >> oh, okay. okay. >> that clearly got a lot of pickup. one of the dangers of offscript moments for a candidate like mitt romney
mitt romney hit back at him on that. let's take a look. >> i spent 25 years in business if i had a business executive come to me and said they want to spend a few billion to put a colony on the moon, i'd say you're fired. >> you think that's an example of romney at his best, straight toward and exerting business experience of what he knows. >> i do. it made newt gingrich look foolish and then subliminally, reinforced romney as someone with business credentials, he got to refer...
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where does governor romney and ryan go. just as important or more important, campaigns have to make decisions and the obama campaign recently borrowed $15 million. money is not scarce. these guys have raised a boat load of money and not taking public financing and not subject to caps, but you are at a point where you have to make consequential decisions and every decision is make or break. we are talking to democrats and they will wait and see what happens in the 48 hours with the numbers. if the answer is no and florida and north carolina are moving his way, they think the smart thing to do is scale back and build a fire wall in the midwest. >> you have done commercials for candidates. how does it work logistically and how often are they polling and how much communication is there between the ad people and the poll people to determine our ads? >> sometimes the ad people tell you way too much communication with the polling people. the ad guys and they do the math. it's a little bit about and they are polling around the cloc
where does governor romney and ryan go. just as important or more important, campaigns have to make decisions and the obama campaign recently borrowed $15 million. money is not scarce. these guys have raised a boat load of money and not taking public financing and not subject to caps, but you are at a point where you have to make consequential decisions and every decision is make or break. we are talking to democrats and they will wait and see what happens in the 48 hours with the numbers. if...
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campaign has been preparing some so-called zingers that mitt romney's practiced and can use. i don't know why they would leak that kind of information, because it's like setting you up to fail if it doesn't work out. but how important are little lines like that, do you think? in the history of debates? >> i think they can be very important. i am suspicious about the fact that they are talking about it so much in advance. the mere fact they are tell gating means they don't plan to go through with it. it's hard to work a zinger in organically and that's the beauty of a line like pious baloney, it flowed naturally into the conversation. >> in terms of -- a lot of people remember newt gingrich talking about moon colonies during the primary. mitt romney hit back at him on that. >> i spent 25 years in business if i had a business executive come to me and said they want to spend a few billion to put a colony on the moon, i'd say you're fired. >> you think that's an example of romney at his best, straight forward, and business experience at his best. transfer diminished newt gingrich
campaign has been preparing some so-called zingers that mitt romney's practiced and can use. i don't know why they would leak that kind of information, because it's like setting you up to fail if it doesn't work out. but how important are little lines like that, do you think? in the history of debates? >> i think they can be very important. i am suspicious about the fact that they are talking about it so much in advance. the mere fact they are tell gating means they don't plan to go...
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craig romney. the candidate's spanish speaking son on one of many trips by the candidate, his family and surrogates all descending on nevada. obama, first lady and their surrogates doing the same, a massive effort on both sides for nevada's six electoral votes. >> that's why you saw mied dy m here friday, my mom here yesterday, this is -- this state is very important to us as are many other states across the country, but this election is going to come down to just a handful of votes probably in the entire country. >> hi, ma'am. are you registered to vote? >> reporter: registering latinos, new voters a priority in a county and a state where the margin of victory could be razor thin. you've been out here how long today? >> today, like five hours. >> reporter: five hours. how many people have you gotten to register? >> six people. >> reporter: that's about -- that's not very good, is it? >> i know it is not. i know. >> reporter: the growing latino population decisive here in nevada and across the coun
craig romney. the candidate's spanish speaking son on one of many trips by the candidate, his family and surrogates all descending on nevada. obama, first lady and their surrogates doing the same, a massive effort on both sides for nevada's six electoral votes. >> that's why you saw mied dy m here friday, my mom here yesterday, this is -- this state is very important to us as are many other states across the country, but this election is going to come down to just a handful of votes...
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romney. >> gentlemen, thank you both for joining us here tonight. we have a lot of people that have been waiting all day to talk to you, so i want to get right too. governor romney, you won the coin toss so the first question will come to you. i want to turn to a first-time voter, mr. jeremy epstein. >> as a 20-year-old college student all i hear from professors neighbors and others, that when i graduate, i will not be able to get employment. >> thank you, jeremy, i appreciate your question and thank you for being here this evening. thank you for your time. thank you to hofstra university and to candy crowley for organizing and leading this event. thank you mr. president for also being part of this debate. your question is one that's being asked by college kids all across the country, as in pennsylvania with someone who just graduated. and she said i have gotten my degree and i have not gotten a job. i can't begin to pay back my student loans. we have to makes it easier for kids to afford col
romney. >> gentlemen, thank you both for joining us here tonight. we have a lot of people that have been waiting all day to talk to you, so i want to get right too. governor romney, you won the coin toss so the first question will come to you. i want to turn to a first-time voter, mr. jeremy epstein. >> as a 20-year-old college student all i hear from professors neighbors and others, that when i graduate, i will not be able to get employment. >> thank you, jeremy, i appreciate...
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president -- >> governor romney, i'm -- >> go ahead and finish, governor romney. governor romney, if you could make it short, see all these people, they have been waiting for you. >> i'll just make a point. any investments i have over the last eight years have been managed by a blind trust and i understand they do include investments outside the united states including in chinese companies. mr. president, have you looked at your pension. have you looked at your pension? >> i've got to say -- >> mr. president, have you looked at your pension? >> you know, i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. so it doesn't take as long. [ laughter ] >> let me give you some advice. >> i don't check it that often. >> look at your pension. you have investments in chinese companies and outside the united states. you also have investments through a -- >> mr. president -- >> we're a little off topic. >> completely off. >> i thought we were talking about immigration. >> we were. >> i want to make sure -- >> if i could have you sit down, governor romney. thank you. >> i wan
president -- >> governor romney, i'm -- >> go ahead and finish, governor romney. governor romney, if you could make it short, see all these people, they have been waiting for you. >> i'll just make a point. any investments i have over the last eight years have been managed by a blind trust and i understand they do include investments outside the united states including in chinese companies. mr. president, have you looked at your pension. have you looked at your pension?...
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on the question when mitt romney, governor romney was asked how are you different from president bush, the president's comeback there should have been, could have been -- even his campaign acknowledges privately -- let me talk about the ways governor romney would be just like president bush, and he did not do that. he circled back to it in a much later answer on social issues but that was a key opening to talk about his essential campaign message, which is that governor romney would employ economic policies just like president bush's. and the president missed that opening. carol? >> jessica yellin, dana bash, thank you very much for your analysis. whoa appreciate it. >>> moderator, candy crowley, of cnn made some waves herself. she had to. she played referee to two men who were determined to take control. but the most talked about exchange came during an argument over libya. as you heard, crowley said obama was right then she said romney had a point. conservatives pounced saying crowley got it wrong. this is what candy said on "starting point." >> listen, what i said on that stage is
on the question when mitt romney, governor romney was asked how are you different from president bush, the president's comeback there should have been, could have been -- even his campaign acknowledges privately -- let me talk about the ways governor romney would be just like president bush, and he did not do that. he circled back to it in a much later answer on social issues but that was a key opening to talk about his essential campaign message, which is that governor romney would employ...
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romney agreed with obama. the one area where i think obama gained an advantage, he quickly pointed out that romney was indecisive or waffled on an issue oregon back and forth. he kept saying, being commander in chief is about being consistent. i think that was probably the most effective line of attack. >> did he set a vision for why he should have four more years? >> the president? >> not any more than i think we've heard other than in the -- you know, in the summation. but i think what was striking to me. i heard from someone working with the president. in the word cloud should have been i agree. what we heard from mitt romney -- that may muddle things with him. with people who were looking for a clear way to make a decision. >> is it okay to say, i agree now, when earlier you were saying something else? >> that's the problem. if you watched the primary debates, romney was much more muscular and attacking the president on foreign policy. >> if you look at one thing i was struck by. afghanistan, he said, the
romney agreed with obama. the one area where i think obama gained an advantage, he quickly pointed out that romney was indecisive or waffled on an issue oregon back and forth. he kept saying, being commander in chief is about being consistent. i think that was probably the most effective line of attack. >> did he set a vision for why he should have four more years? >> the president? >> not any more than i think we've heard other than in the -- you know, in the summation. but i...
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romney's taxes, romney's immigration policies. so take a listen to romney, repeatedly bringing up $716 billion claim to no pushback. >> i can't understand how you can cut medicare $716 billion. second reason, he cuts $716 billion from medicare to pay for it. if the president were to be re-elected, you're going to see a $716 billion cut to medicare. >> why no pushback? >> right, that was one of the most astounding things about last night. i mean, we know that those assertions by governor romney are not true. we've all talked about it. we've talked about it here, and we know those assertions are factually inaccurate. so why didn't the president go after him? it's hard to know. the president lacked very tentative and ill prepared. but i'll tell you what we're going to see starting today. you'll see what governor romney said last night, contrasting with what he said on the campaign trail all night long. a very different, almost progressive mitt romney showed up last night. he was for immigration, he was not going to cut the taxes shar
romney's taxes, romney's immigration policies. so take a listen to romney, repeatedly bringing up $716 billion claim to no pushback. >> i can't understand how you can cut medicare $716 billion. second reason, he cuts $716 billion from medicare to pay for it. if the president were to be re-elected, you're going to see a $716 billion cut to medicare. >> why no pushback? >> right, that was one of the most astounding things about last night. i mean, we know that those assertions...
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romney. the first lady shared her debate anxiety with our jessica yellin. >> i get so nervous at these debates and you know, i'm like one of those parents watching their kid on the balance beam. just standing there just trying not to, you know, have any expression at all. >> ann romney revealed to our gloria borger that she helped reassure her husband during past debates. >> and almost after every answer that he gives, he'll find me in the audience to see, was that good? was that okay? >> we're going to have much more on those interviews with michelle and ann as we count down to the debate. we're mobilizing the full resources of cnn for our coverage tonight. let's bring in and erson cooper. >> it's going to be an exciting night and during the debate, we are going to clock the candidates to see how much time they get to talk overall about each issue and we'll get immediate reaction to what president obama and governor romney are are saying from a focus group of undecided colorado voters. their
romney. the first lady shared her debate anxiety with our jessica yellin. >> i get so nervous at these debates and you know, i'm like one of those parents watching their kid on the balance beam. just standing there just trying not to, you know, have any expression at all. >> ann romney revealed to our gloria borger that she helped reassure her husband during past debates. >> and almost after every answer that he gives, he'll find me in the audience to see, was that good? was...
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romney. i think otherwise in the debate both sides as we said after the vice presidential debate, both sides can leave thinking they did what they wanted to do. it dipped after the first presidential debate. president did that part of it. governor romney did a good job prosecuting against the incumbent's record. that's the question we can't answer tonight. we can score both candidates. it is hard to understand what is the fundamental dynamic of the election right now. two weeks ago it was about governor romney. he made it in the first debate about president obama. still sort of quick sand out there. what is this? what are the american people deciding on election day? if they're deciding to keep the incumbent, then governor romney's performance was better -- will mean more in the electorate as we score it. this is a competitive election. a good debate and, wow, we have -- >> does it stop the -- >> we don't know, but i think this debate was so different that you could argue that if it did stop
romney. i think otherwise in the debate both sides as we said after the vice presidential debate, both sides can leave thinking they did what they wanted to do. it dipped after the first presidential debate. president did that part of it. governor romney did a good job prosecuting against the incumbent's record. that's the question we can't answer tonight. we can score both candidates. it is hard to understand what is the fundamental dynamic of the election right now. two weeks ago it was about...
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romney. roll it. >> the way the rules work here is i get 60 seconds, and you get -- and you get 30 seconds to respond, right? anderson -- would you please wait? are you just going to keep talking? >> yes. >> are you going to let me finish with what i have to say. >> remember that moment? i guess my question, having seen that back and forth, remember, you know, romney kind of getting into rick perry's face, can you be that aggressive toward the president of the united states? >> i don't think so, brooke. you know, when i think mitt romney gets on that stage tonight, and keep in mind the romney campaign has been saying, look, they have never done a general election debate before obviously. but this -- there is already going to be an advantage for mitt romney going into this because he's going to be sitting on the same stage with the president of the united states for a lot of romney supporters out there, and perhaps some undecided voters out there, they're going to see mitt romney sort of in th
romney. roll it. >> the way the rules work here is i get 60 seconds, and you get -- and you get 30 seconds to respond, right? anderson -- would you please wait? are you just going to keep talking? >> yes. >> are you going to let me finish with what i have to say. >> remember that moment? i guess my question, having seen that back and forth, remember, you know, romney kind of getting into rick perry's face, can you be that aggressive toward the president of the united...
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mitt romney and paul ryan and ann romney all came paining around the state. vice president biden will be there as well. and it's the sight of the final presidential debate on monday. let's go to our national political correspondent. romney and ryan have a rally this evening, hi, jim. >> one end of the i-4 corridor. the ultimate swing area for what is the ultimate swing state, and even though it's a little early, we're starting to hear the makingings of the closing arguments from both campaigns. president obama saying mitt romney doesn't have a core, and romney saying the president doesn't have a plan. >> while mitt romney prepared for his final debate with president obama, his running mate, paul ryan, travelled across florida testing out the campaign's message for the next battle to come. >> president obama is not telling you what his second term plan would be. he's not sayin that he's offering anything new. all he is offering is four more years of the same. >> we have to work on a collaborative basis. >> another part of that swing state pitch can be found in
mitt romney and paul ryan and ann romney all came paining around the state. vice president biden will be there as well. and it's the sight of the final presidential debate on monday. let's go to our national political correspondent. romney and ryan have a rally this evening, hi, jim. >> one end of the i-4 corridor. the ultimate swing area for what is the ultimate swing state, and even though it's a little early, we're starting to hear the makingings of the closing arguments from both...
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and that man is mitt romney. there's not much time left and the future of our country is at stake. >> here's the question. he was widely ridiculed. >> right. >> -- as a result of talking to the empty chair. >> there was no chair in that ad. >> no chair. i didn't see a chair there, but he was widely panned. a lot of republicans themselves thought it was inappropriate especially coming after that excellent film portraying mitt romney getting the stage set for mitt romney and then all of a sudden he starts rambling in front of a chair for 12 or 13 or 14 -- >> right. >> -- why do they use him? >> well, of course this republican focus group is clint eastwood and saying all of us in the media were completely obsessive about clint eastwood. they focus grouped it and tested off the charts and this particular ad in important states, florida and ohio, did very well for them. they believe he's not your run of the mill celebrity. they believe clint eastwood is iconic, that he will appeal to republican voters in swing states
and that man is mitt romney. there's not much time left and the future of our country is at stake. >> here's the question. he was widely ridiculed. >> right. >> -- as a result of talking to the empty chair. >> there was no chair in that ad. >> no chair. i didn't see a chair there, but he was widely panned. a lot of republicans themselves thought it was inappropriate especially coming after that excellent film portraying mitt romney getting the stage set for mitt...
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that romney won. so i suspect team obama is trying to lower expectations trying to say the debates don't matter precisely because they're worried that mitt romney will do a good job. >> speaking of throwing punches, let's go back to primary season, it was mitt romney really in his big win taking florida that was quite impressive for the former massachusetts governor. let me just -- in case we have forgotten his abilities, take a look. >> i want people to be able to take their insurance with them if they go from job to job. so we'll make it work in the way that is designed to have health care act like a market, a consumer market as opposed to have it run like amtrak and the post office. >> here is what you point out, tim, which is interesting and it relates to tomorrow night in denver, where the audience will have to be silent, they can't cheer, you say that is advantageous for mitt romney. why? >> yeah. i think it has to do with personality types. i have sympathy with mitt on this. i'm also an uptight
that romney won. so i suspect team obama is trying to lower expectations trying to say the debates don't matter precisely because they're worried that mitt romney will do a good job. >> speaking of throwing punches, let's go back to primary season, it was mitt romney really in his big win taking florida that was quite impressive for the former massachusetts governor. let me just -- in case we have forgotten his abilities, take a look. >> i want people to be able to take their...
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what about romney? >> i think romney has to talk to those middle class voters who say he doesn't care about or understand my problems. by about a three to one or a two to one margin, the president does better than mitt romney on that. and it's very important, when you have an economy like this, that people believe you care about and understand their problems. this is a perfect environment in which to do that. and i think that's the bar that mitt romney has to sort of get above. >> i don't know about you, but i'm getting excited for this debate. it's going to be coming up in a couple three hours or so. thanks, gloria. thanks very much. >>> he stayed out of sight for months. up next, congressman jesse jackson jr., he speaks. can orencia help? could your "i want" become "i can"? talk to your doctor. orencia reduces many ra symptoms like pain, morning stiffness and progression of joint damage. it's helped new ra patients and those not helped enough by other treatments. do not take orencia with another biolo
what about romney? >> i think romney has to talk to those middle class voters who say he doesn't care about or understand my problems. by about a three to one or a two to one margin, the president does better than mitt romney on that. and it's very important, when you have an economy like this, that people believe you care about and understand their problems. this is a perfect environment in which to do that. and i think that's the bar that mitt romney has to sort of get above. >> i...
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we haven't seen a serious proposal from the romney team. >> but if the romney folks and romney himself say that the national debt was $10 trillion when the president took office. it's $16 trillion right now, it's gone up dramatically every single year. how do you respond to that that the president has allowed this to go on? >> well, look, you know, as you know because you've covered this closely, the president inherited a very difficult economic situation. we had to make some choices. we had to put in place the recovery act that helped reboot the economy. we had to save the auto industry which created a million jobs. we had to take tough steps. we're moving in the right direction. deficit reduction and doing it in a balanced way is absolutely a priority for the president. but if you're not willing to put tax cuts for the millionaires and billionaires on the table, it's hard to take you seriously. and, you know, that's what we're going to keep conveying to the american people. >> you got less than three weeks to do it. jen psaki the traveling press secretary for the obama campaign. jen,
we haven't seen a serious proposal from the romney team. >> but if the romney folks and romney himself say that the national debt was $10 trillion when the president took office. it's $16 trillion right now, it's gone up dramatically every single year. how do you respond to that that the president has allowed this to go on? >> well, look, you know, as you know because you've covered this closely, the president inherited a very difficult economic situation. we had to make some...